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A speech by Winston Churchill, which some mark as the beginning of the cold war
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Harry Truman declared that the US would provide military and economic aid to any country resisting communism in the world. This later grew into part of the US foreign policy of containment.
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Established by the USSR government- provided aid to any country under the USSR sphere of influence
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A group of actors, directors, and screenwriters were convicted for not cooperating with HUAC and believed to have communist affiliations
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US provided economic aid to European countries resisting communism.
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The Berlin Airlift was important because it prevented west Berlin from falling under communist control after WWII.
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The Berlin Airlift was important because it prevented west Berlin from falling under communist control after WWII.
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Created by superpower countries, and alliance of those resisting and preventing the further spread of communism.
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First development of Soviet Nuclear technology
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Hiss was convicted of perjury in a case about his involvement in a Soviet Spy ring before WWII, thus leading people to believe him to be a communist.
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Began when North Korea invaded South Korea. The UK and US came to aid South Korea against communist N. Korea who was aided by China.
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted and executed on the belief that they were partaking in soviet espionage. Held accountable of giving away the atomic bomb secret.
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The French underestimated the power of the N Vietnamese army leading them to defeat
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Purpose was to attempt to find a way to settle the issues in the Korea Peninsula and possibility of restoring peace to Indochina.
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Alliance of communist countries, created as a response to NATO
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Uprising in Hungary as a response to being under communist control.
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US spy plane shot down while in Russian airspace
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The CIA launched a full-scale invasion of Cuba trying to bring Fidel Castro down. They trained Cuban refugees. It did not work.
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Built through Berlin in the cold war- separated free and communist Berlin
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Between US and USSR. Basically USSR doesn't move out of Cuba we blow them up. Ended up not blowing them up
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Murder of South Korean President Diem
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US President JFK was assassinated causing LBJ to be sworn in
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Held for the purpose of addressing conflicts between the US Military and Joseph McCarthy and his recent aggressive communist hunt tactics.
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Authorized President Johnson to undertake any necessary measure regarding the restoration of peace in SE Asia. Essentially a "blank check".
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After the People's Republic of China was established, in 1964 they successfully exploded their first atomic bomb
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Sustained bombings of N Vietnam as a response to the attacks to various US installations in S Vietnam. LBJ- meant to last 8 weeks, actually lasted 3 1/2 years. 800,000+ bombs
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One of the largest military campaigns of the war. N Vietnam and Vietcong's attack
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Assassination of Major Civil rights activist Martin Luther King
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JFK's brother, politician
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USSR crackdown on reformist trend in Prague
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Thousands of anti-war supporters showed up trying to sway public opinion. Violence broke out all over Chicago because of this. Large divisions in the Democratic party became clear.
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You can't lick our Dick
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4 students killed by police in a peaceful protest
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President Nixon visits China. This is very controversial because he was the first US president to visit the People's republic of China, which the US didn't have the bet relationship with.
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US withdraws from S Vietnam and N Vietnam agrees to stop attacking
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The N Vietnam capture of Saigon the capital of S Vietnam
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Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States in a very interesting time in the war
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Ronald Reagan announced that the US had achieved essentially space lasers that shoot down missiles, even though we didn't. Scared the Soviet Union.
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This conference discussed restrictions of arms and civilian protection
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A speech made by Ronald Reagan in Berlin calling the Soviet Union Leader to tear down the Berlin Wall.
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The destruction of the wall separating East and West Berlin and freeing East Berlin
